Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-21
WkIi-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IL

of The Repdblic for the passage of the de.
pendent pension bill over the Presidents
veto laid on the table.
Mr.. Beck said that for years he had been
presenting p titons fvr the repea! of the nav
lgation laws, in the hope that Americans
might be abe In own etesmsh lines on the
ocean. He had now prepared a memorial on
the same SUI CT. s'gned bv himself and
which he asked to have referred to the com
mittee On commerce, before which committee
he would ask TO be heard. As basis, to
show the importance of the the matter, he
also had referred with his memorial an ex.
tract from late speech of C0u It Won Moltke
before the German Reichstsg, to show that
war is inevitable also newspaper extract in
regard TO the aelijn of England toward her
steamship lines; referred to the committee
on commerce.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Morgan for an irQuirv "a to the settlement of
The Virginia claims against Spain and of the
Palleiirrs and Lszsre claims against Havu
was taken up Ind On motion of Mr.. E imund.
referred To the committee on foreign rela-
tio1s
M. Allison. from the committee on appro-
| prations. reported back the military academy
appropriation bill and stated that the com.
mittee had r. ported but one amendment to il :;
laid on the table.
| ~ ''heo VI Nefau"' i'"''' '"e conference
committee On the bill to retire the trade dol
lar, m .de report aud stated The points of it.
Mr. Morrill,. one Of the Senate conference
said he had not been able TO concur in the
report. lie stated that the coinage of stan
d, I'd silver dollars last year amounted to
nearly eoo ooo wv. ne believed that II the
coinage OF standard silver dollars had been
sto'Ptu TWO years ago siIVer wouid nave
oeen 'o"'s al pr ~nn goiu. mere had al
'eau' o'F" @oo,ooo'ooo OF SILVER noliar.
cnI'F"' @ S''u " mat amount nearly o-oo ooo'-
oo'' W were sun IN the trea-ury' II" itSs than
Soo ooo Uoo ot IL Delhg uhrtpresented IN sill
yer cer.."cstTs'
| MI Ha"iey saI' lie WAS g.au OF the oppor-
| tnhi'y "i voting Tor the conference report so
as 10 r. move the olsgraee on ire government
re"hine !" puuia'e VIVA, han haue com
ne "ouiu ra'nt' nave 'he rtc"ihage OF the
trade dollar INTO standard SILVER dollars de-
on, ted rom 'he mohthiy " ooo'ooo, out he
did not thi"k 'hat AN essential point.
| Mr. Dawes said he would vote against the
! report soitiy d. cause II aduea SO mnch 10 the
huii'oh 10 De cafrieu mo snVer standard dol
ials. ana that ne reearueo as peril
Ntssrs' Aiiisoh anu McThsfsoh INoFeo
'"s ''P'''
Mr.. Ue"'ge opposed II on the ground that
II gave pr mum or ~ per cent. TO specu'
ia'or' IN 'he 'rade doi'srs.
Fo'e was 'hen taSe" ana the report was
Ss,ve' "~9s"' 10 nafs''
Inc nay. were Mrssrs. FRYE, George.
JONES oi AK '"sas' Mor'''' ana o"er"'a".
The tn,lnu inc "a Tho ,.x, -, tho hill a. Il
passed both Houses:
Is II enacted, etc that for a period ot x
| months d1Ier tnt passage OF tUlS ACT Unleu
States trade dollars, II not q laced. n'ulat-
ed or stamped, shall be received at the III e
Of the treasurer. or anv assistant treasurer OF
the United StAtes, IN txchange Tor IKE
amount dollar FOR dollar, or STANDARD siiVer
dollars or subsidiary CONS ot the ohiteu
States.
section z na' tle tra'e oo,'aFs rece"eu
by, paid to, or p'slt' with the treasurer,
OF any assistant treasurer or national oeposi-
tory u tue United STATES shaii hot oe pa'd
out, or Iii anV o'her mann issued OUT ~
Tue Expense OF the o"''e" states s"a'i oe
Transmitted |" the c''"Hg "'n's anu r' coi'eu
lh'o. stano"rd silver h"ila's OF 'uos"li'rs
IN, at The discretion I Tue secretary "I Tue
treasury; pr"vi 'ed that tue trade "oiars re-
ceived under thts ACT shah u oe foun'ei AS
part of the SILVER bu hon required TO oe pur-
chased and reco'ned INT" ''ah'arn dollars MS
r,qnired oV the act OF Feo' 20 1870
Section b mat All laws ana parts o. law ;
anth"r'z'"g 'he '''n"ee a"u issuance "
Unlttd states uaue uoiiafs are heieoy ie
pealed.
Inc senate then consul re" 'pe river ~"o
haroor OIL ana al D q ciocA aoJ'ur"eu'
IIoIfSE.
Inc rePuoi'cAns i''tt"to very a'.e"'''eiN
IN me Rouse "'u'y W ''e rea"'"s u ."e
port suo'h''e" w ''e c',''i'"'ee y" i"s .,'' ~
p hsl"hs' '' c""in r'"'hR ,"e passage Va '"e
paup pe">'oh o''' "'' ,"e i'eei'e' ~ r,
ne d m 'cr"'s i's'tneu - ea'e'u NV
rrpuo leans appianneu v,e"rou'N 'ne s'''e
mrnt III me report 'ht Hi' ''ir are"'"F"'s au-
vance" ae'lhs' t"e o'ii 's '"e ~ e'"' "p
piltd as well 10 the MeAican pension oi'''
"hlth ne s'Rhto'
Inc IT port states '"a' '~o i"e', W."
the at ehtioh "i any one "no rea"s we
dents message. me n's' 10 'n"' W. o'J =
non Is niaue 10 'he oi'i ." ANY s'.'n' Vi "'
consul utiona'l's' anu 'ne ''e"' vi re-
To enact the IA" Is ho' 4'cs''u ~, -.
o'h'r Is 'ha' 'ne h,s' Sec'o' Va W. w; 70 no
touc' go upon oy .'e ,ne'ras' anu w ',','"a
tlon Is given ny '"e iie''e"' ~ w
that s'cnon OF h'eil' e'hoouN"s' 1s uoes'
An independent pr"P"s''ion, a'u, :" '"e p'e.
clst l"tin spee'uc"'iy u's.u " ."e 'e.'a'
OF tne lh'erlo' j" his ms. H". NJ
meets WIN his apP'o'A' u .,''pp ~.
committee tneh aha'.ATe 'ht "oJ T.nUn' .'a "
the frtsi'eht ,pa' 'ne o.i - .as". u; ~.